woh kuch ajeeb si raatien

                                                aur kuch raatien unn khwabon ke naam,
                                                   jo din ke ujale mein yaad tak aate nahi,
                                                           ­                         unn sapno ke naam,
                                                           ­              jinka hoton par bas aate hi
                                                              ­                             lafz kaanp jaate.

                                                         ­                    aur woh bhavnaayein—
                                                    ­                                           woh ahsaas—
                                                         ­                jo jeete-ji saans cheen lete.
                                  
kaise, kab, kya kahun?

                                                        ­                       sukoon kaha milta hai?
                                                            ­                         shayad jaankar bhi,
                                                            ­                   koi dhoondh na paaye.
                                                          ­        jaise main, paas hote huye bhi,
                                                            ­      kisi ke andaaz mein na samati.

thodi zyada hi hoon, nahi?

                                                         ­            kitni gehri hoon, aur kyun—
                                                           ­                                shayad hi kabhi,
                                                          ­                          koi waqt ko rok kar,
                                                            ­                                              ruk kar,
                                                            ­                                           chun kar,
                                                            ­                                       chah paaye.

                                                         ­                                   shayad hi koi—

bolde sahi nahi mai